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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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